Haverfordwest, Salutation Square 1906
Photo ref: 53747
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Photo ref: 53747
Photo of Haverfordwest, Salutation Square 1906

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This is a charming turn-of-the-century tableau of Salutation Square, which is the main route into the town. Note the hotel carriage by the entrance, the various horse-drawn conveyances and also the people on the hotel balcony. The building with the colonnaded frontage was the Masonic Hall. The girl crossing the square would not be able to dawdle in the way she is doing today—this is now a very busy thoroughfare. The fountain in the middle of the square has now been removed.

A Selection of Memories from Haverfordwest

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Haverfordwest

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My best friend Glenda Prior lived in the Gloster Arms with her mum and dad, this would have been in the 1970s. I have so many happy memories of our time together, practicing the "Greaser " dance in the snug ! So sad to hear that it has closed .Memories live on when the building is closed.
I have memories of my father writing to his aunt and uncle in Haverfordwest. They lived at Ferry Hill House, Llangwm Ferry. It sounded a lovely place but I never went there. I'd like to see a picture of it or hear from anyone who knew them. Their surname was Heap. Pentelow was another family name.
I was largely brought up in Mariner's Square. Directly opposite the Mariner's Hotel (the building with the portico) was a pub called the Gloster Arms. At the time this picture was taken it was run by my great grandmother and later by her daughter, my grandmother. My father and his brother lived there until they both married in the 1950's. My sisters and I played on the square outside of the pub. The pub has ...see more
I think that Boots was still on the other side of the road (as seen in the 1950 photo)